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Hybrids - Planning and Prep |
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Thursday, 11 November 2010 00:00 |
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Prep is the key to a good shoot. Therefore, it's good to storyboard to see how shots will assemble and cut ahead of time. I use Frame Forge 3 which is an excellent program to put together these shots.
In this sequence, we see the original footage, the storyboard and then the VFX shotfootage. The storyboard sequence is not yet fully realized in the vehicle scene with the VFX but I have substituted a quick one, shot in my driveway, for the internal sequence with the characters.
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Last Updated on Friday, 12 November 2010 00:10 |
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Hybrids the Movie: Blowing up a house with Cinema 4D |
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Thursday, 11 November 2010 00:00 |
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Hybrids the Movie has a chase sequence in which the Ford Escape Hybrid rounds the corner. In this Cinema 4d model of the unfinished house at the corner, I am attempting to get a shattering of the house after the helicopter rocket hits the house.
I used Shatter and Explode in the Cinema 4D library which are behaviors that can add to an object and then set Key frames and properties. Not tough but requires some meticulous planning and organization with all these 2x4's and 4x4's flying around.
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Last Updated on Friday, 12 November 2010 00:22 |
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HybridsTheMovie: Digital Windshield Hits & a Look |
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This particular video deals with digital bullet hits on the Ford escape hybrid as well as the coloring look for the video in its final iteration and look for the film.
While this is a very short clip, the action shows what can be done with a driving soundtrack and quick cuts. Within this format, it's possible to use the digital visual effects windshield hits great effect. young and married him anyway but I will
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Hybrids The Movie - Lesson 17: Finding Superheroes |
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This video is set in a martial arts studio where the various martial arts warriors compete to be part of the superhero team. The strategy for this particular shot was to have a lot of camera with various competitors and one team member with dubious martial arts and athletic skills.
I utilized digital effects in a rough approximate placement in order to determine the effect of the scene in the overall screenplay. From here, we would go back to refine the visual effects to lock them in along with the pacing of the shot.
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Hybrids - And George Barris the Kar King |
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"Hybrids The Movie" is about an EMP that goes off in an American city with only a few cars that work. A Ford Escape Hybrid and a 1969 Volkswagen. The Hybrid is a real hybrid with its own missile launchers and all sorts of other great - what would they call it at the dealership? - 'Options!"
I am thinking that this Ford Escape Hybrid should have:
•Missile launcher
•Helicopter rig
•Water repellent
•Electric Screen/Shield
What other ideas might be good for a special Hybrid? Remember that the people also become "Hybrids" too as the EMP (ElectroMagneticPulse) weapon.
George Barris is the King of the Kustomizers and has made cars like the Batmobile, Munster Mobile and others. Check out his site.
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